Location Detection and Communication Through Latent Dynamic Network Interactions

1. A computer implemented method for use in a distributed sensor network for location determination, the method performed by a first connected sensor having accurate location data and comprising the steps of: detecting an identifying signal of a second sensor in proximity to the first sensor, wherein the second sensor is a mobile sensor; electronically transmitting to the second sensor a first set of one or more electronic transactions locally stored at the first sensor; electronically receiving from the identified second sensor a second set of one or more electronic transactions locally stored at the second sensor, wherein at least one of the first and second sets of electronic transactions comprises transaction data with one or more objects of interest; merging the first set of electronic transactions with the second set of electronic transactions into an updated set of electronic transactions; storing the updated set of electronic transactions; and, transmitting the updated set of electronic transactions over a network to a current state database, wherein the updated transactions in the current state database may be accessed by a location server to determine the location of the one or more objects of interest.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first connected sensor comprises a mobile sensor or an anchored sensor.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more objects of interest comprise one or more transmitting or non-transmitting unique identifying components.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the one or more non-transmitting unique identifying components comprises at least one of an identification signature from a radio-frequency identification tag, a visual signature, a heat signature, and a sonic signature and wherein the one or more transmitting unique identifying components comprises a technological signal emitted from a wireless communication device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the updated transactions comprise a unique ID of a recording sensor, a unique ID of a detected second sensor or an object, and a timestamp.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the current state database comprises accurate location data, wherein the accurate location data comprises the accurate location data of the first connected sensor and accurate location data for one or more anchor sensors.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the location server determines the location of the one or more objects of interest using the updated stored transactions and the accurate location data in the current state database.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the updated set of electronic transactions is transmitted to a historical database and is deleted from the current state database and local storage of the first connected sensor and the identified second sensor after an operational period.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising the step of: predicting the location of an object of interest based on the transactions transmitted to the historical database.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of predicting the location of an object of interest further comprises: calculating a vector of motion based on the electronic transactions transmitted to the historical database.

11. A system for location determination, the system comprising: a current state database in electronic communication with a network; a location server comprising a processor and data storage unit in electronic communication with the network; a mobile sensor comprising a transceiver, a scanner, a processor, and a local data storage unit, wherein the local data storage unit comprises a first set of one or more electronic transactions; a connected sensor comprising a transceiver, a scanner, a processor, a network interface in electronic communication with the network, and a local data storage unit, wherein the local data storage unit of the connected sensor comprises a second set of one or more electronic transactions and accurate location data, wherein the processor is configured to cause the connected sensor to perform the following steps: detect, using the scanner, an identifying signal of the mobile sensor; electronically transmit to the mobile sensor the second set of one or more electronic transactions; electronically receive from the mobile sensor the first set of one or more electronic transactions, wherein at least one of the first and second sets of transactions comprises transaction data with one or more objects of interest; merge the first set of electronic transactions with the second set of electronic transactions into an updated set of electronic transactions; store the updated set of electronic transactions in the local data storage unit of the connected sensor; and, transmit the updated set of electronic transactions over the network to the current state database, wherein the updated transactions in the current state database may be accessed by the location server to determine the location of the one or more objects of interest.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first connected sensor comprises a mobile sensor or an anchored sensor.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more objects of interest comprise one or more transmitting or non-transmitting unique identifying components.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more non-transmitting unique identifying components comprises at least one of an identification signature from a radio-frequency identification tag, a visual signature, a heat signature, and a sonic signature and wherein the one or more transmitting unique identifying components comprises a technological signal emitted from a wireless communication device.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein each of the updated transactions comprise a unique ID of a recording sensor, a unique ID of a detected second sensor or an object, and a timestamp.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the current state database comprises accurate location data, wherein the accurate location data comprises the accurate location data of the first connected sensor and accurate location data for one or more anchor sensors.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the location server is configured to: access one or more of the updated stored transactions and the accurate location data in the current state database, and determine the location of the one or more objects of interest using the accessed stored transactions and the accurate location data in the current state database.

18. The system of claim 11 , further comprising a historical database in electronic communication with the network, wherein after an operational period: the current state database is configured to transmit the updated set of electronic transactions to the historical database and delete the updated set of electronic transactions from the current state database; the mobile sensor is configured to delete any electronic transactions stored in its local data storage unit; and the connected sensor is configured to delete any electronic transactions stored in its local data storage unit.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the location server is configured to: access a plurality of stored transactions in the historical database, and predict the location of an object of interest based on the accessed transactions in the historical database.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the location server, as part of the predicting, is further configured to: calculate a vector of motion based on the accessed transactions in the historical database.

21. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program instructions executable by a processor of a first connected sensor having accurate location data and causing the first connected sensor to perform the steps of: detect an identifying signal of a second sensor in proximity to the first sensor, wherein the second sensor is a mobile sensor; electronically transmit to the second sensor a first set of one or more electronic transactions locally stored at the first sensor; electronically receive from the identified second sensor a second set of one or more electronic transactions locally stored at the second sensor, wherein at least one of the first and second sets of electronic transactions comprises transaction data with one or more objects of interest; merge the first set of electronic transactions with the second set of electronic transactions into an updated set of electronic transactions; store the updated set of electronic transactions; and, transmit the updated set of electronic transactions over a network to a current state database, wherein the updated transactions in the current state database may be accessed by a location server to determine the location of the one or more objects of interest.

22. The computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein each of the updated transactions comprise a unique ID of a recording sensor, a unique ID of a detected second sensor or an object, and a timestamp.